Colin L wrote:
>
> "Olivers" > wrote in message
> ...
> > Kate Dicey muttered....
> >
> >
> > >
> > > Are you based in Scotland? If not, rest assured that last time I
> > > looked, it was readily available in both supermarkets and butcher's
> > > shops, and eaten regularly. If you are, then I don't know where you
> > > are looking, but while most folk don't make there own, it seems to be
> > > eaten as regularly as Lorne saussage and butteries! Or kippers,
> > > Scotch pies and Arbroath smokies...
> > >
> >
> > While I'm in Scotland for a only few days every two years, my comparison
> > standard of two decades back, a two month period traveling about the
> > country left me believing that haggis (and several other traditional
> > dishes, Scottish and Aglo-S) were rapidly reaching the state of being
> > quaint survivors of a culture and cuisine cherished by a few and unknown
> to
> > many.
> >
> > There was visible haggis around, but the percentage of the population who
> > seemed to eat it regularly had diminished to tourists, traditionalists and
> > the hardy band of folks to whom it appealed in a culinary sense.
> >
> > While I would be open to challenge (and gladly accept it), I would doubt
> > whether more than 5% of the current population of Scotland would eat
> haggis
> > more than once in 30 day period (or at any time other than a special
> > celebratory occasion). Even that represents more folks than the
> percentage
> > of Pennsylvanians who eat scrapple regularly.
>
> Well, within less than 10 minutes walk of where I live* I have seen:
> A budget style supermarket selling haggis
> A frozen foods supermarket selling haggis, frozen
> Local corner shops selling haggis, tinned
> Local butcher shops selling haggis, made on the premises
> Two large chain supermarkets selling haggis, frozen, tinned and fresh
> A speciality organic shop selling, yes, organic haggis, and vegetarian
> haggis
> A vegetarian shop selling vegetarian haggis
> An open 24 hour corner shop that sells vegetarian haggis stuffed samosas
> A least three traditional chippies selling haggis suppers
> A chinese takeaway that sells haggis suppers
> A little further afield sees the pattern more or less repeated, with
> restaurants getting on the act. Not far from here I can get a portion of
> haggis pakora at an Indian restaurant.
>
> I see people buy haggis all the time. I wouldn't say it was ubiquitous or
> eaten every day but a "quaint survivor"?
>
> Colin L
>
> *In Glasgow, on the border between a nice part of town and a not so nice
> part of town

And our local Sainsbury's has it here in Kent - all year round, too, not
just in January!
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